Coffin-box.



G. G. BABICH.

I, COFFIN BOX.

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Patnd Mar. 12, 1918.

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erinnern G. Barron, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Application led October 20, 1916, Serial No. 126,676. Renewed July 31,1917.

To all whom it may concern.'

. Be it known that I, GEORGE G. BABIGH, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Coffin-Boxes, of which thefollowing, is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to con boxes, and has for its object to providean improved metal inclosure for caskets especially adapted for use whenthe casket is to be inclosed in a plastic casing, such as is disclosedin my Patent No. 1,153,535, issued September 14, 1915, but which mayalso be advantageously employed for incasi'ng any casket for burial. Aspecial object is to provide a metallic casing which will preserve thecasket from contact with the plastic material of the outer casingdisclosed in the above mentioned patent or with any other surroundingmaterial. Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

The invention will be first hereinafter described in connection with theaccompanying drawings, which constitute part of this speciication, andthen more specifically defined in the claims at the end of thedescription,

In the accompanying drawings, whereinsimilar reference characters areused to designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a detailed plan view of the metal coiiin box.

. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section n the line II-II of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front end elevation showing the closure partly raised, and

Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section on the line IV-IV'of Fig. 1.

The metal coflin box 23, is preferably made up of a plurality oftransverse sections 230 having their edges overlapped, as at 37, andforming the sides and top of the coffin box. |The bottom 38 of saidcoffin box is made in a single piece, and the ends of the transversesections 230 are secured to the edges of the bottom piece 38 by solderor strips 39 making a water tight joint.' The overlapping edges of thetransverse sections 230 are cov- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

Serial No. 183,760.

ered by bands or strips 24 which also make water tight joints betweenthem.

One end 40 of the con'vin box is permanently closed and sealed, whilethe other end is provided with a removable closure 27 adapted to slidein grooves 26 formed in the side walls of the coffin box, as clearlyillustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. lhe lower edge of the closure 27 isadapted to fit in a groove formed by the flange 25 at the bottom of theother end of the cotlin box. The upper edge of the closure 27 isprovided with a turned over ange 2S which serves as a handle for movingthe closure into and out of position. After the coffin has been placedin the coffin box, the closure may be soldered or otherwise sealed inclosed position.

By making the sides and top of the coflin box in transverse sectionsywith overlapping edges covered by the bands 24, the structure is madevery strong and capable of resisting the pressure of the concrete whichis placed around it when used with the plastic' outer casing, shown inmy patent hereinbefore mentioned. This rugged construction of the coffinbox also renders 1t capable of resisting considerable outside pressureof earth when used without the plastic outer casing. Each of the bands24 isstepped, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, to lit the overlapped edges ofthe sections 230. The thicker portions of said bands engage theunderlapped sections, while the thinner portions of said bands engagethe overlapped sections, thereby sealing the lapped joints andreinforcing the sides and top of the coflin box.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A metal coffin box consisting of a bottom, transverse sectionsforming the sidesV and top of the box and having their ends secured tothe bottom and their edges overlapped upon one another, bands coveringthe overlapped edges of said transverse sections, each of said bandsbeing stepped to fit said overlapped edges, the thicker portions of thebands engaging the underlapped sections and the thinner portions thereofengaging the overlapped sections.

2. A. metal coiiin box having an upwardly 2 i A v 1,259,063

grooves and a closure adapted to slide inV said grooves and have itslower edge engage the Harige on the bottom, said closure hav-A l ing aturned over horizontal flange at its upper edge adapted to overlap Asindlie flat on the top of the coflin box when closed,

whereby said closure may be readily soldered 'i all around to the CollinboX.

In testimony whereof I have sighed my name to this specication. Y

" Y GEORGE Gr. BABICH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve centseach, by addressingthe Commissioiier of Patents,

e Washington, D. C.

